Proud of surviving

Yesterday was the kind of day that would have challenged anyone's resolve to eat right, let alone eat on the Candida Diet. I had to get up early for a conference which I organized. I needed to arrive at 7, which meant getting up around 5:30. I decided to make my lunch the night before so as not to have to add more time onto my morning.
I woke up before my alarm went off and checked the time. 7:23! I had a cold chill. I freaked out. I called my boss's cell. No answer. I threw on some dress pants, a blouse, and a blazer in a panic, splashed some cold water on my face, and brushed my teeth while phoning for a cab. I tossed my lunch and makeup bag in my purse. While I waited for the cab I got through to my boss, who assured me that everything was under control. In the cab I realized my makeup bag had neither cover up nor a mirror. I used my phone camera as a mirror to do my makeup fast, which wound up looking awful because of the huge under eye circles that I couldn't cover up.
I got to work at 7:50, ten minutes before the conference attendees were meant to start arriving. Fortunately I'd left very little to do for the morning, so it worked out fine but it was good that I got there when I did.
However, I left without eating breakfast, which I never do, and within an hour I was starving. I ate the apple I'd brought but compared to my usual protein-and-whole-grains it was a pretty hollow morning. On top of that, I was dying for coffee, and instead of the usual crap conference coffee, we had lovely fragrant Starbucks tempting me (since I organized the conference.)
There was fruit on the table, but only non-Candida friendly very high sugar fruits like melon and pineapple. Not a berry to be seen. I can follow any diet when I'm full, but I can't stand going hungry.
At noon I ate my wrap, which got me through the early afternoon (it would have been plenty if I'd had be breakfast.) There was an apple on the noon buffet table so I grabbed that, but nonetheless it was a bit of a hungry day.
When I got home, I ate a largish steak, a huge baked potato, and a full head of broccoli for dinner. It's the first time I've had potato, because even though they're allowed in phase 2, I don't think they're very conducive to weight loss. I learned an important lesson - I'd you skip your protein in the morning, you will crave and eat a giant pile of carbs in the evening.
I'm proud I got through without caving in, especially on such a challenging day.